Stamped metal assembly clip



Aug. 26, 1952 E. H..RUST

STAMPED METAL ASSEMBLY CLIP Filed Aug. 11 1950 INVENTOR. 506/4? H Pusr ATTOR/VF) Patented Aug. 26, 1952 UNITED STAT S" .Ar N- OFFICE v 2,607,972 sTAM En METAL ASSEMBLY our EdgarH. Rust, Denver, 0010.

Application August 11, 1950, Serial no. 178,813

the provision of inexpensiva'easily used materials which will enable the user to assemble any desired house plan to scale in three dimensions so as to enable prospective builders and the like to better envision the final house.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical, and highly efiicient metal clip which can be used for supporting the walls and partitions of the model house in their proper positions, and for attaching said walls and partitions to fioor and ceiling members.

A further object is to so construct the kit materials that it will be unnecessary to use a rule in order to construct the model to an accurate scale.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the improved model house kit as it would appear when assembled to produce a typical house plan;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the wall and partition members employed in constructing the model house of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 illustrates a blank of sheet metal to be used in forming an improved assembly clip for use with the model house kit; and

Fig. 4 illustrates the assembly clip formed from the blank of Fig. 3.

Basically, the improved kit consists of three separate types of parts, that is, a floor board l0, elongated Wall and partition members H, and assembly clip l2.

The floor board It! is preferably formed from a soft, pressed, fiat material such as Celotex or the like. The upper surface of the board is imprinted with crossed lines [3 having any desired uniform spacing. It is preferred to space the lines at intervals of one-fourth inch so that the final plan will be on a scale of one-fourth inch equals one foot, corresponding to the scale of the usual house plan.

The wall and partition members H are imprinted with vertical lines M spaced apart to correspond to the scale and spacing of the lines relate. (01. 24-85) I3. In the original kit the partitionmembers I I have a length substantially-equal to the length of the floor-board Ill. In assembling them into the final plan, they are out along the lines M to the desired length for the given wall or partition. It is unnecessary to measure their length, since the lines l4 may be counted to determine the desired length.

The lines it may be scored or indented into the board I I, as indicated at .i 5, so that the partition members could be broken. along selected score lines to produce any given scale length.

The clip [2 is preferably formed from a blank of light sheet metal stamped out as shown in Fig. '3 to produce two rectangular flaps l6, two triangular flaps l1, and a sharpened point I 8. The blank is folded along fold lines, such as indicated in broken line at I 9, to produce the completed clip of Fig. 4. When folded, the rectangular flaps l6 and the triangular flaps IT project upwardly in parallel spaced relation, and the sharpened point 18 projects downwardly therefrom.

In constructing the model house, the corner points of the outside walls are located by counting off the lines l3, and the clips l2 are mounted at these corner points by forcing the sharpened point It into the floor board It). The various partition and wall members are then out Or broken to length and slipped into the clips l2 between the flaps l6 and I! so as to be supported at their extremities in vertical position. The various intersecting walls and partitions are then connected at their tops by means of additional clips l2, as shown in Fig. 1.

A ceiling board can then be forced downwardly on the upwardly projecting points l8, if desired, and the plan of the second floor can then be similarly laid out on the upper surface of the ceiling board. The points [8 could be eliminated from the clips employed at the tops of the partitions, if desired.

The final result is a complete house plan laid out in three dimensions. Lithographed or printed pieces representing doors, windows, wall paper,

and other accessories can be glued or otherwise secured on the members ii if a more complete picture is desired.

The improved kit is not only valuable for demonstrating house plans, but also serves as a toy for children or as an instruction device for teaching house and building layouts.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

An assembly clip for assembling and supporting wall members from a floor board in model house construction, comprising: an Lshaped blank of sheet metal having two leg portions intersecting each other at a right angle to form an outside corner and an inside corner; a square projection in the inside corner lying in the plane of said blank, there being a split extending diagonally inward from said outside corner to said inside corner and terminating at said square projection; and a pointed prong projecting from one side of said square projection, the rectangular terminal extremities of said legs being bent upwardly at right angles to said blank on bend lines at right angles to each other and aligning with the outside edges of said square projection, the corner extremities of said legs being similarly bent upward at right angles to said blank on bend lines intersecting each other at the terminus of said split, the latter bend line in each leg aligning with the inside edge of the opposite leg, said prong being bent downwardly at right angles to the plane of said blank.

EDGAR H. RUST.

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